But the segment took an interesting turn when Bashir started
quoting Mormon Scripture, and what kind of fate awaits those who
tell lies and who revel in untruths:

In section 63 in verse 17 of the doctrine and covenants of the
Mormon Church, we find this: "All liars, and whosoever loveth and
maketh a lie, and the whoremonger and the sorcerer, shall have
their part in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone
which is the second death."

And from the book of Mormon to Nephi chapter two verse 34 we find
this: "Woe unto the liar for he shall be thrust down to hell."

Given what the book of Mormon is clearly saying, Mr. Romney has
but two choices: he can either keep lying and potentially win the
White House but bring eternal damnation upon himself, or he can
start telling the truth. The question for him, I guess, is which
is more important?

Essentially, Bashir has just said that Romney's ambition to
become president is leading him to eternal perdition.

That is quite a bit stepped-up from the normal rhetoric on cable
television. Here's the clip:

This isn't the first time Bashir has talked about eternal
perdition on his MSNBC show. Bashir is rumored to be a rather
serious Christian, and he once interviewed a pastor and
theologian, Rob Bell, whose book contended that Hell may be
empty.

Bashir absolutely roasted him, in an interrogation that had the
touch of the Inquisition.

"Is it irrelevant and immaterial about how you respond to Christ
in this life?" Bashir hammered him with sophisticated questions
about Church history and theology.

"You're amending the Gospel so it is palatable to contemporary
people ... so here comes Rob Bell, and he's made a Christian
gospel for you that is palatable. That's what you've done haven't
you?"